Fire pit stave???

[Selfbowman]

Well I considered the fire pit but maybe a challenge.

[Selfbowman]

Pics.

[Selfbowman]

58” long

[Selfbowman]

Challenge started.

[Selfbowman]

Roughed out

[Selfbowman]

To much???

[Pat B]

You've gone this far you might as well go all the way. Good luck with this fire pit stave, Arvin. 

[Selfbowman]

Got it this far.

[Hamish]

Is there any major benefit toasting osage, like you get with whitewoods? I would have thought you risk checking and brittleness?

[Pappy]

Looks like it is cleaning up pretty good Arvin, never tried that but who knows, I have toasted the belly on some but even dry /seasoned always worry about checks on the back so never to heavy. Look forward to seeing what you get from it. 
 Pappy

[Selfbowman]

The knot in one end is trying to give me a hard time so I’m going to use a less drastic radius caul on the ends. This caul was for a short computer designed bow I did. No checks on the back so far. This thing is going spend many hours on the heat bench.

[Selfbowman]

Thinned out the limbs so it would take heat better, cleaned up the edges. The knot in one end may have to be addressed it a later time with a patch on the belly side.

[Selfbowman]

I’m going to put a 8” non bend handle in it. At the fades I have 3/4” x1-7/8” wide. I always have problems with them popping off. What weight bow would y’all recommend so it does not bend past the fade or have very little stress at that point?

[superdav95]

Cool build.   Is it too late to use steam on the recurves?

[Selfbowman]

No Dave but this not going to be a flight bow. I’m thinking 40#. The only reason I’m attempting this is because of the growth ring ratio. Pic